The Indian pulse export ban of 2006 occurred on June 28, 2006, when the finance minister of India declared a ban, with immediate effect, on exports of sugar, pulses and wheat until the next harvest, due to domestic shortages. It will be in force until December 2006. The ban was later extended until March 31, 2007. This has pushed prices up in countries such as Bangladesh and the United States. Some exporters have moved to court to challenge the ban. Notes External links NewKerala - Indian pulses export ban pushes up prices in Bangladesh Business Standard - Sugar firms in the lurch over export ban Mercury Register - Lentil costs rise with India's export ban to control prices 2006 in India Foreign trade of India Agricultural marketing in India Manmohan Singh administration Economic history of India (1947–present) 2006 in Indian economy